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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Cricket Thirroul Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 11

Thirroul Cricket Club will be staging a full dress rehearsal on Saturday afternoon with a Probables v Possibles trial match, commencing at 2 p.m…

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Cricket Umpire's Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 11

Any umpire who is available for the first round of matches to commence next week-end are invited to get in touch with Mr. Mintorn, or…

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Greyhound Racing Wollongong Draw for Saturday Night

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 11

Maiden Stake, 500 yds—Dogs to qualify. Unanderra Stake—Legal Glory, Joy Drew, Bob Ewart, Victory Gift, Scenic…

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Cricket Association Draw

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 5

At a Management Committee meeting of the South Coast District Cricket Association held at Kiama on Tuesday night, nominations for…

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Kiama Cricket Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 7

A meeting of the Kiama Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts on Monday night last, when Mr. J. Cambrell presided over an…

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Southern Section Sth. Coast Bowls Association Annual Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 4

The 1st Annual Meeting of the Southern Section of the South Coast Bowling Association was held at Kiama on 14th inst., when the…

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Swimming Bulli Ladies' Amateur Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 10

At the first annual meeting of the above club the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Horrell; vice-president, Mrs. P. Ford; secretary,…

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Rugby League. Port Kembla's Success

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 16

Port Kembla defeated Queenbeyan 23-17 last Sunday and thus fully justified their claim of Southern N.S.W. Champlins…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 18

The finals Of the Saturday Afternoon Mixed (Division 2) and Sunday Morning Gents (Division 2) brings to a close the Winter…

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Greyhound Racing. Miss Kelloggs Retains Her Form

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 20

"Wollongong's fixture drew a crowd on Saturday night. Features of the meeting were the close finishes in several of the events…

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Cricket Illawarra Season Opens To-morrow Port Kembla Likely Premiers (By "OWZAT")

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 10

With six first grade and 16 second grade teams competing, the Illawarra Cricket season opens with a bang to-morros afternoon. Although it is difficult to forecast the results before the players have shown their paces, Port Kembla impresses as the probable winners…

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Cricket Tullermount Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1946 · page 4

Tullermount has selected a particularly strong team for its first grade team to meet Lake Entrance on the new pitch which has been…

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Boxing. at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 3

Wollongong's boxing programme last Thursday night was of better quality than usual as the brevity of the bouts instanced, and the almost…

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Bowls Woonona Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 10

At the recent annual smoke the president (Mr. S. Dumbrell) presented the various club trophies won during the year…

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Table Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 7

Keith Baker, just out of the army, has taken up residence at Austinmer and has been appointed ca[?]tain of the Woonona School of Arts Table Tennis…

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Swimming Bulli Ladies' Amateur Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 10

A meeting of the Bulli Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club was held at the Bulli Kiosk last Sunday. A social committee of four members was…

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Wollongong District Tennis Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 7

No tennis fixtures were played over the holiday week end, but club courts were well patronised, as all players are getting into form for the coming…

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Cricket Port Faces Tough Test 375 Needed for Win

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 10

Major sensation in the opening round of the Illawarra Cricket Competition last Saturday was the mammoth total rattled up by Keira against Port—374 for only three wickets. Although the match is being played on a glazed pitch, it is unlikely that Port will pass…

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State Athletic Championships Illawarra Schoolboys Win Titles

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 10

At the tenth annual All Schools' Championships of N.S.W., held last Saturday at Sydney Cricket Ground, two boys from Wollongong High…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 6

There was a packed house at Wollongong Stadium, Southern Cross Hall, last Thursday night, when a number of interesting bouts were…

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